Benny Andersson

Fanny Maria Grant Axén was born in Stockholm Sweden 31 January 1985. From a very young age, she knew that she was going to work with music & Artists because of how happy music made her.

She always had her own company and at the age of 20, she decided to really go for her dream she started in the business as a Stylist the group little great things ( grandchildren to Benny Anderson from ABBA) that participated in Melodifestivalen where she designed their clothes and helped them with their image and PR. After that, it continued for the legendary studio X level studios in Sweden and some of their artists.

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Fanny Maria Grant Axén was born in Stockholm Sweden 31 January 1985. From a very young age, she knew that she was going to work with music & Artists because of how happy music made her.She always had her own company and at the age of 20, she decided to...

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A tribute to one of the world's finest pop groups, "ABBA MANIA: The Official West End Tribute Show" comes to the College of Lake County in Grayslake on Friday, Nov. 7. ABBA MANIA has been delighting audiences of all ages since 1999, selling out theatres...

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